'Suicide Squad' Continues Its Box Office Domination

Not even the bad reviews from critics could stop Suicide Squad from having a second dominating week at the box office both globally and domestically.

"As Warner Bros.' 'Suicide Squad' continues to dominate the global marketplace, the DC Comics anti-superhero film now sets its sights on the $500 million mark worldwide with $465.4 million earned through this weekend," according to comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

"Meanwhile, Universal Studios has a very good weekend crossing the $1 billion mark in the international territories this week for the 10th consecutive year as their animated hit 'The Secret Life of Pets' closes in on the $600 million global milestone."

While the film did seem to rub some critics and fans the wrong way, some fans have come to the defense of the film.

Suicide Squad was one of the most highly anticipated released of the year was a star-studded cast and characters that had very pivotal roles.

You can see how Suicide Squad stacked up to the rest of it's competition for the week of August 14 below.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 14, are below.

1. Suicide Squad - Warner Bros. - $102.5M
2. Secret Life Of Pets, The - Universal - $48.8M
3. Sausage Party - Sony - $36.2M
4. Jason Bourne - Universal - $32.2M
5. Pete's Dragon - Disney - $26.6M
6.

Line Walker - Multiple - $26.0M
7. Bad Moms - STX Entertainment - $17.6M
8. Love O2O - Unknown - $17.5M
9. Tunnel - Showbox / Mediaplex Inc.

- $15.1M
10. Call Of Heroes - Bona Film Group - $12.7M
11. Time Raiders - Shiji Changlong Film - $12.3M
12. Ghostbusters - Sony - $9.5M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 14, are below.

1. Suicide Squad - Warner Bros. - $43.8M
2. Sausage Party - Sony - $33.6M
3. Pete's Dragon - Disney - $21.5M
4. Jason Bourne - Universal - $13.6M
5. Bad Moms - STX Entertainment - $11.4M
6.

Secret Life Of Pets, The - Universal - $8.8M
7. Star Trek Beyond - Paramount - $6.8M
8. Florence Foster Jenkins - Paramount - $6.6M
9. Nine Lives - EuropaCorp - $3.5M
10.

Lights Out - Warner Bros. - $3.2M
11. Nerve - Lionsgate - $2.6M
12. Ghostbusters - Sony - $2.3M

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